Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight ...

Phototherapy is primarily used to treat skin conditions like psoriasis and eczema. Over the course of many sessions, you’re exposed to safe, artificial UV light. Phototherapy is a treatment that ...

Full train sets now part of pilot program to disinfect using full spectrum ultraviolet technology. UV light is proven to kill COVID-19. Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the ...

A bus being treated with ultraviolet light in Shanghai, China. Although types of UV light are already in use to decontaminate vehicles and indoor spaces, the wavelengths used are dangerous to people.

UVB has utility in processes such as detoxifying pollutants and treating dermatological disorders, but it can only be produced by inefficient and environmentally harmful methods. Research teams have ...

Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant, and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by UV light. The question is how best to harness UV light to fight ...

In recent years, there has been a marked increase in the amount of clothing that’s rated for UPF-protection. The numbers most commonly used — UPF 30 and UPF 50 — look awfully similar to what we’re ...

Scientists have long known that ultraviolet light can kill pathogens on surfaces and in air and water. UV robots are used to disinfect empty hospital rooms, buses and trains; UV bulbs in HVAC systems ...

Fukuoka, Japan—An international team of researchers from Japan and Germany has developed a new system that upconverts blue LED light into high-energy Ultraviolet B, or UVB, light. As the system does ...

Ultraviolet light therapy may help reduce inflammation and disease severity in people with MS, according to data from a small ...